Cholera Cases Skyrocket In Mozambique After Cyclone Idai

According to CNN, cases of cholera have risen to more than 1,000 in cyclone-stricken areas of Mozambique.

Authorities are scrambling to contain the spread of the highly contagious, largely waterborne disease.

The World Health Organization said that almost 1 million doses of oral cholera vaccine were due to arrive in the southeast African country to prepare for a mass vaccination campaign throughout the coming days.

When Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique in March, it not only killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing, it destroyed for many survivors their way of life. Newsweek spoke to..